Ohio Town Names Reflect Frontier History and Playful Monikers
The article surveys Ohio settlements with quirky and named origins from early settlers guiding town names after New England roots or local features. It notes places such as Whiskeyville North Ridgeville Fields Corners Bird Run Archers Fork with rivers like River Styx Medina County and curiosities like Maria Stein and Alice in Wonderland station near Columbus, contrasting with Kentucky examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Mesopotamia
Venice
Jerusalem
Buck Hill
Gnadenhutten
Funk
Ohio
Lorain
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Whiskeyville
Amherst
Shawville
North Ridgeville
Fields Corners
Styx
Medina County
Hell
Archers Fork
Birds Run
Long Bottom
Tunnel Hill
Lawrence County
Franklin Furnace
Greasy Ridge
Hanging Rock
Waterloo
Vesuvius
Nobe County
Harrietsville
Sarahsville
Belle Valley
Sharon
South Olive
Monroe County
Ethel
Blackfork Junction
Eagleport
Eldorado
Hills and Dales
Magnetic Springs
Maria Stein
Mercer County
Sinking Spring
Morning Sun
Reminderville
Skyville
Temperanceville
Story Prairie
White Cottage
Columbus
Kentucky
Elyria man charged with marijuana possession on Broad Street
Kenneth R Parker 20 of 43330 Dellefield Rd was charged with possession of marijuana after a plastic bag found on Broad Street. Parker was arraigned in Elg rid Municipal Court after patrol officer Micheal R Killean observed the car in a no parking zone and saw Parker attempting to conceal the bag when tapping the window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Broad Street
Kenneth R Parker
Dellefield Rd
Elgrid
Ptl
Micheal R Killean
Killean
Parker
Civil Service Probe Examines Irregularities in City
City Solicitor John Hritsko is studying ten years of Civil Service records to determine if proper procedures were followed. He plans to report to the Civil Service Commission and Mayor Joseph Zahorec, noting many employees may have missed required competitive exams and that findings will involve promotions and transfers. The investigation will take several weeks as he compares records with personnel files.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Civil Service Commission
John Hritsko
Joseph Zahorec
Hritsko
Zahorec
Cleveland Lorain Company
Oberlin Avenue
Sclerosis director to talk in Elyria
Dr James Simmons Jr director of Medical programs for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will address the Northern Ohio Chapter at its annual meeting in Elyria. The 8 pm talk at the Americana Inn on Rt 57 covers patient service and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Simmons Jr
National
Northern
Ohio
Society
Elyria
Americana Inn
Simmons
Army
US Medical Corps
Europe
Hungary
Manhattan
Kent State coeds arrested over flag removal charge
Amherst student Sally Long 20 of 1140 Woodside Dr Amherst and Jennifer Stafford 20 of Akron were among four Kent State University coeds charged with petit larceny for allegedly attempting to take an American flag from in front of the city police station. Rebecca Adams 20 of Fairport Harbor and Eric Fout 20 of Canton were charged with conspiracy to commit petit larceny. Long, a 1969 Marion L Steele High School graduate, said the flag was wanted for wall decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Amherst
Kent State University
Miss Long
Marion L Steele High School
Second Lorain bus firm to begin service Monday
A new bus operator in Lorain will start service next Monday on a West Side and South Lorain route. The Cleveland Lorain Highway Coach Co will charge 40 cents per ride, running every 15 minutes during peak hours and hourly after 5:30 pm.
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Lorain Bus Firm
Lorain
West Side
Cleveland Lorain Highway Coach Company
Joseph Zahorec
21St Street
Leavitt Road
Leavitt
West Erie
Erie
Broadway
28Th Street
Grove
31St Street
School Bus Service Company
City
Cleveland
Cleveland-Lorain Company
West Park Drive
Stoam
Elyria Council Considers Initial 1972 Temporary Funds
Elyria City Finance Committee prepares a temporary appropriations measure for 1972 with no expected large changes from last year. The $2,166,920 package includes $904,875 for the general fund and is likely to pass at a Thursday council meeting before the April deadline for permanent appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Leonard P Heichlin
Ohio crash kills four in weekend traffic toll rises
Four people died in a head on collision on Ohio 93 near Ironton as part of a weekend toll of at least 16. Victims include Clyde Boothe and Lare Burns of Huntington and Billie Bradshaw and Marv Adkins of Hanging Rock. The crash was the weekend’s only multiple fatality. one additional death occurred in a one car I-75 crash in Wood County.
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Ohio
Ohio 93
Ironton
Clyde Boothe
Huntington
W Va
Lare Burns
Billie Bradshaw
Hanging Rock
Marv Adkins
Tronton
Highway Patrol
Vernon Fredrick Jr
Perrysburg
Wood County
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Elyrian
Civil Service
St. Louis Zoo
Lion House
UPI
Chronicle- Telegram
John Kenney
Rt. 254
Nege
Abbe Road
J Q. Simmons JR
Amherst Kent
East 28Th Street
Pearl Avenue
Houston
Mitchell Scratchin
Continental Oil Co
Ohio Highway Patrol
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